Senior Manager, Early Careers, Ashurst
B. Education

Jo is the Senior Manager, Early Careers at Ashurst and has over 15 years' experience in Early Careers across Legal and Retail industries. Her expertise includes attraction, selection and development of early careers talent. Strengths include leadership, stakeholder management, strategy and project management.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: August 2023
• Committee Appointment: AAGE Nominations Committee

Manager - Early Careers, Monadelphous Group
BCom (DHBW Stuttgart)

Ann has 20 year experience across Talent Acquisition and Talent Development across private, not-for-profit and member-based organisations, both in Europe and Australia. Her background in Early Talent Development ranges from Program Strategy and Design, through to end-to-end execution and review, targeted a variety of Early Talent Cohorts including VET and tertiary education pathways.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: August 2023

• Committee Appointment: Co-Chair, Associate Member Advisory Group

Graduate Talent Lead, Suncorp

Kelly is the Graduate Talent Lead at Suncorp for Australia and New Zealand with 15+ years experience in the early careers industry across both private and public sector organisations. Prior to this, Kelly specialised in HR Policy and Legislation, Recruitment, and Learning and Development roles.

Kelly has been an AAGE member since 2006 and previously volunteered on the Committee and Board from 2011 to 2019.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: May 2014 - October 2019, October 2023
• Committee Appointment: Co-Chair, AAGE Committee

Senior Early Careers Specialist, Arup
B. Business (Applied International Business)

Passionate about advancing diversity and inclusion, Maddie has dedicated the last 5 years to making a meaningful impact in early careers. With a background in both the banking and engineering consulting industries, Maddie has recruited graduates and interns across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

In addition to her early careers experience, Maddie works independently as a disability support worker. In this role, she supports clients in accessing social support and offering domestic assistance.

Maddie's creative mindset is a driving force behind her ability to challenge conventional limitations and think outside the box. As a proud member of Generation Z herself, Maddie uses this creative mindset to craft innovative strategies that resonate effectively with the target demographic.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: October 2024

BCom Hon, FCTA (Australian Corporate Treasury Association), FCPA (CPA Australia), MAICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors)

In a corporate career spanning over 40 years, Fulvio has gained a broad and deep level of experience in senior management and professional roles in finance, treasury, strategy, planning, financial and business analysis, enterprise risk management and insurance. A focus on excellence and high performance has been at the centre of his career ethos.

From 2014 he also transitioned into Non-Executive Director roles and apart from his role at AAGE, he was previously a Non-Executive Director of Business Excellence Australia and a Non-Executive Director and Vice President at the Australian Corporate Treasury Association. These roles have added a governance and whole of business lens to his corporate experiences, equipping him to make a strong contribution to organisational success.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: November 2021
• Committee Appointments: AAGE Finance, Audit & Risk Committee, AAGE Nominations Committee

General Manager, Group Corporate Governance and Company Secretary, Auto & General

LLB/Justice Studies (QUT), Grad Dip Legal Practice (College of Laws), Grad Dip Applied Corporate Governance (GIA), GAICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors)

Amita is the General Manager, Group Corporate Governance and Company Secretary at Auto & General and possesses over 20 years of professional experience specialising in corporate governance, corporate and commercial law in both private practice and in-house roles across the financial services sector.

Her expertise ranges from providing advice on matters of corporate governance, risk management, and delivery of high level legal and commercial advice for her clients.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: December 2021
• Committee Appointments: Chair, AAGE Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

Associate, Piper Alderman

LLB, GDLP

Allyson is a corporate Lawyer at Piper Alderman where she regularly advises both private and public companies on corporate governance and corporate compliance matters. Prior to this, Allyson worked as in-house counsel at an unlisted public company where she had first-hand experience in the provision of company secretarial services.

Appointments

• AAGE Board: July 2024